PIX: Inside the GRAND Sets of Mahabharat

PIX: Inside the GRAND Sets of Mahabharat

Like the serial itself, the sets of Siddharth Kumar Tewary's television show, Mahabharat are VERY grand and lavish.

The sets are spread over 10 acres of land in Umargaon in Valsad, Gujarat, and have been designed by art director Omung Kumar, who incidentally is also working on his directorial debut, the Mary Kom biopic, starring Priyanka Chopra.

PIX: Inside the GRAND Sets of Mahabharat

Talking about his ambitious project, producer, creative head and director Siddharth Kumar Tewary says, “The beauty of storytelling is to justify a character and his actions without portraying him in black or white or a situation as right or wrong. Every story has different shades. We kept this in mind while creating characters, as this show is for today's audience and every aspect of the story is relevant in today's times."

PIX: Inside the GRAND Sets of Mahabharat

"It was a task to get the right actors to fit into the characters,” Siddhartha says. “We had to look for actors who were well built, good looking, spoke good Hindi, were ready to get trained in sword fighting and give their best.”

PIX: Inside the GRAND Sets of Mahabharat

“All the actors, who are playing important roles, have been working on their characters and bodies for one and a half years. Without us even telling them, most of them got their ears pierced. This is the kind of preparation they did before the shoot,” Siddhartha adds.

PIX: Inside the GRAND Sets of Mahabharat

“This is the first premium production in this country,” he says. “It’s not a regular daily soap, it’s a high budgeted show. I read somewhere the budget was Rs 120 crores (smiles). Well, I don’t want to talk about numbers because the show is far more important than the money the company is making.”